Moving Ideas to Action—Challenge to Secure America’s Economic Future

On February 3, 2000 the Center for Policy Alternatives led a national "call to action." The Challenge to Secure America’s Economic Future promotes public policies that invest in families and communities, that secure a strong, growing economy through offering opportunity and prosperity to every American. In capitals across the country, state leaders introduced forward-looking plans to confront the key issues affecting families today, from pay equity to health care, child care and access to capital.

Click on the following link to view CPA’s policy resource guide for the Challenge, Solutions for the New Economy. Each of the issues below contain issue overview, key statistics and talking points, and specific policy models.

Solutions for the New Economy: Building Blocks for a Strong and Healthy Economy, Families and Communities

Building Economic Security and Opportunity

• Guaranteeing Fair Pay
• Increasing the Minimum Wage
• Ensuring Equal Access to Opportunity
• Preventing Discrimination Against Women
• Providing Educational Opportunities for Today’s Workforce

Building Opportunities for Entrepreneurial Development

• Investing in Women-owned Businesses

Building Safe and Healthy Families and Communities

• Securing Patients Rights
• Improving Access to Oral Health
• Preventing Gun Violence
• Maintaining a Healthy Environment through Clean Energy
• Protecting Citizens from Hate Crimes

Building Support for Family and Work

• Improving the Quality of Child Care by Investing in Child Care Workers
• Supporting Working Families through Family and Medical Leave